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Prevalence of Anemia and Variations of Hematological Parameters among Anemic Hemodialysis Patients in the Tripoli Region

Table 4

RBCs count and its indices in healthy individuals andhemodialysis patients

Groups

Parameters

Healthy Individuals

Hemodialysis Patients

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

RBCs Count (x106)

4.81 ± 0.04

3.24 ± 0.04**

Hb (g/dl)

14.21 ± 0.11

9.27 ± 0.10**

Hct (%)

41.33 ± 0.30

27.97 ± 0.35**

MCV (fl)

85.11 ± 0.60

87.36 ± 0.41**

MCH (Pg)

29.40 ± 0.14

28.84 ± 0.16*

MCHC (g/dl)

34.32 ± 0.10

32.90 ± 0.11**

Healthy Individuals (n=100); Hemodialysis Patients (n=250); *: Significant at P<0.05 compared with the healthy individuals; **: Significant at P<0.01 compared with the healthy individuals.